Curtain and shade support.



L. T. DIEBOLT.. CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9, 1910.

' Patented Apr. 18, 1911. i

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HAR'IWIGK, 0F LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.

CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

Application filed August 9, 1910. Serial No. 576,269.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS T. DIEBOLT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Logansport, in the county of Cass and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain and Shade Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain and shade supports, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein novel and efficient means are employed for adjusting the shade supports according to the size of the window casing.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved support. Fig. 2 is a detail section therethrough on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a slightly modified form of my invention.

My improved curtain and shade support comprises brackets 1 and 2. These brackets are substantially identical in construction and it is believed that a description of one will suifice for both. In connection with each bracket I employ a plate 3 which is secured to the side member of the window casing. The said plate 3 is provided with an outwardly extending threaded stud 4. and an outwardly extending headed stud 5. The member 6 of the shade supporting bracket is provided with a longitudinal slot 7 to receive the studs 4 and 5 and to slide thereon. The ends of the slot are enlarged and are of substantially circular formation to permit the convenient attachment of the said member 6 to the plate 3. The member 6 is pro vided with a bracket arm 8 for the attachment of the shade roller. The construction just described is such that the member 6 can be moved longitudinally on the plate 3 as the occasion may demand. A clamping nut 9 is adjustably mounted on the stud 4t and it may be brought to bear against the plate 6 to hold the same in its adjusted position.

The wear plate 3 is provided near one end with a rearwardly extending stud 10 which is provided with a head 11. This head is beveled on its inner surface and is designed for frictional engagement with a similar surface 12 at the lower end of the polesupporting bracket 13. The pole-supporting bracket is provided at a point immediately beneath the surface 13 with a slot 1 1 to fit over the stud 10.

The construction of the pole support 13 as described hereinbefore permits attachment of the pole at a point above the shade. In some cases it is desirable to attach the pole at a point beneath the shade. In Fig. 1 a pole support 16 is provided. This support depends from the plate 3 and it is formed to provide a slot 17 for fitting the headed stud 18 of the plate. The support 16 is provided with a beveled face 19 for frictional engagement with the correspondingly formed face of the stud. Suitable stops 20 are formed on the plate 3 to prevent rotation of the pole support.

The construction is such that I provide for the interchangeable association of either of the two types of pole supports described.

I claim 1. A plate, a bracket adjustable thereon, a stud extending rearwardly from the plate and provided with a head having an inner beveled surface, and a pole support apertured to receive the stud and formed to provide a beveled surface for frictional contact with the said beveled surface of the head.

2. A shade bracket having a member formed to provide a rearwardly extending stud having a headed portion, the headed portion of the said stud having a beveled surface, and a pole-supporting bracket adjustable on the shank of the stud and having a beveled surface frictionally contacting with the said beveled surface of the head of the stud.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWVIS T. DIEBOLT.

WVitnesses FRANK MoKIsILEN, KATHERINE GRANGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

